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A Collection of Newfoundland Wills
(L) William Langmead

Will of William Langmeadfrom Newfoundland will books volume 7 page 416 probate year 1905

The last will of William Langmead late of Pouch Cove Planter deceased.

This is the last will and Testament of me William Langmead of Pouch Cove made this the 18th day of June one thousand nine hundred and four. I give bequeath and devise all my present land, two cows, all my sheep, my money, house as it stands to my beloved wife Rebecca Langmead, except the cabbage garden which is to stand divided between her and my son Henry Langmead The half of my flake and stage room I also give and bequeath to my son said Henry, the remainder to my said wife Rebecca which with the above mentioned are to be for her own absolute use and benefit according to the nature and quality thereof respectively, and which can at her own will be disposed of to her heir and successor. All this I give subject only to the payment of funeral expenses and the charges of proving and registering this my will and hereby I revoke all other wills and I appoint my said wife executrix of this my will
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and sign this day and year above written (signed) William his X mark Langmead.
Signed sealed and acknowledged by the said William Langmead as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as written attesting witnesses Jesse Grouchy W.E. Grouchy.

I certify the foregoing to be a correct copy of the last will of William Langmead.
D. M. Browning
Registrar

(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat
March 22.05
Horwood C.J.
Probate granted
on the 28th day
of March
A.D. 1905 to
Rebecca
Langmead
$711.00

Note: The wills in those will books are NOT actual wills. They are hand-written copies of a, "last will and testament," written by the court clerk, after the death of the testator, when the executor presented them to the court for probate. The court clerk didn't list the signatures at the bottom, he (or she) just put them in the book in whatever order they were in, on the original document, no spacing most of the time, no punctuation. The originals were kept by the executor.

We who have typed these wills, have made every effort to include all the errors that were on the microfilm, in order to avoid destroying the integrity of the originals, where ever they may be.

Page contributed by Judy Benson, Wendy Weller and Ivy Benoit

REVISED BY: Ivy F. Benoit April 25, 2002

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